Selection criteria

Scholarships are awarded on academic merit and the basis of CSC priorities.

Value: benefits and duration

The scholarships are co-funded by the CSC and UCL. The CSC provides economy air travel to and from the UK, a living allowance and visa application fees.

UCL will provide full tuition fees for the standard duration of a full-time MPhil/PhD programme up to 48 months, including a writing up period.

Application deadline and procedure

Candidates must first apply for tuition fee funding from UCL before submitting an
application to the CSC. Application instructions for each priority area are detailed below:

Faculty of Engineering Sciences

Ten awards are available for students intending to pursue research in the Faculty of Engineering Sciences. You must apply for fee funding under the faculty's Dean's Prize scheme by Friday, 26 January 2018 in order to be considered.

Applicants
to Engineering are advised to consult potential supervisors at the earliest
possible stage. Departmental Graduate Tutors will be able to advise about the
details required to accompany applications.

Faculty of Mathematics & Physical Sciences

Ten awards are available for students intending to pursue research within the Faculty of Mathematical & Physical Sciences. You must apply for fee funding under the Faculty's Dean's Prize scheme by Friday, 26 January 2018 in order to be considered.

Institute of Education

One award is available for students intending to pursue research within the Institute of Education. Please note that current students and students who have previously studied in the UK are not eligible to apply. In order to apply, please email Fernanda Bates (IoE International Office) by Friday, 5 January 2018 to express your interest in being nominated for this award. Please make sure you quote your UCL admissions application number in your email.

Other subject areas

Five awards are available for students intending to pursue research in any subject area in accordance with the CSC’s
priorities, including the Faculties of Engineering Sciences and Mathematical
& Physical Sciences. Candidates must first apply for a tuition fee scholarship from UCL before submitting an application to the CSC. Full application instructions can be found on the Overseas Research Scholarships webpage. The deadline for applications is Friday, 5 January 2018.

Successful tuition fee funding recipients under the above three priority areas
will be notified of their provisional funding by early March at the latest.
Recipients must then submit a separate application to the China Scholarship Council (CSC) for co-funding.

Notification of results

Successful candidates will be notified by email by 28 February 2018 of their award. An official funding letter will be provided which should be used to complete the CSC online application process before the CSC's deadline of 7 March 2018. If you do not hear from us by 28 February 2018, you may assume that your application was unsuccessful.

Successful CSC applicants can expect to be notified of their final award in May.

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by Shanaz Begum

*NOTE: All scholarship and student funding schemes are subject to availability of funds, and details given here are subject to change at any time. Potential applicants are urged to check information regularly to ensure they are aware of current procedures, deadlines etc.